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Digital signal processing apparatus for detecting a frequency component of digital signals

US5189634A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 28, 1991
Grant dateFeb 23, 1993
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Expiry dateMar 28, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03H17/0241
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A digital signal processing apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus is particularly suited for detecting a digital signal containing a frequency component in a noisy environment. It uses a distributed arithmetic concept for hardware realization. The use of specific coefficients and hardware arrangement has resulted in a reduction of memory location requirement. The invention finds the main application in the area of telephony in which detection of a variety of signal tones is required for various operations of telephone functions.

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